Scouting for Deer -- Found Squirrels Instead...

[Old No7]

Not the first time I've been out after deer and seen or heard only squirrels........

But this time, it was a week before the deer season opener, and unknown to the squirrels I was carrying a 20 ga side-by-side shotgun instead of a deer rifle. (That's a "Dickinson Estate" 20ga, 28" bbl, double-trigger, as sold by Cabela's.)

These photo's aren't as nice as the ones our friend Nath would take, and I missed the opportunity to put the 2 squirrels together in one pix later that morning... But I did get them into the same stew pot later that day.

All in all, it was a beautiful day out in the fall woods of Maine -- much too warm for deer hunting though -- as it was almost 70 degrees by 11AM...

Sure hope it gets a little c-c-c-colder soon!

Cheers!

Old No7

SxS Squirrel 01 (Small).jpg

SxS Squirrel 02 (Small).jpg

[piller]

The squirrels knew that only a nut would be out there with a shotgun. They were not worried about a nut. You know that squirrels like nuts. .

Those look like they would have been good to eat.

[Pitchy]

Grats pard, bet they were good eating.

[Marvin S]

Whole lot easier to drag out of the woods

[fordwannabe]

Love me some stewed tree rat.

[Ysabel Kid]

I haven't tree rat in decades. Sounds wonderful!

[AJMD429]

Whole lot easier to drag out of the woods

I never could find any place that sold squirrel-dragging sleds, though....

[JerryB]

That is a real fine looking double gun. Bet it works good on grouse and woodcock too. I have a LeFever 20 gauge double that my wife bought for me in 1961.

[vancelw]

How do you like that Dickinson?
I was drooling over those at Cabelas the other day. I would sure like to have a fine 16 gauge SxS.

https://www.dickinsonarms.com/side-by-sides.html

Does it shoot as good as it looks?

[Sixgun]

That 20 gauge is a very nice configuration......20 guage....case colored...with the straight grip......can I have t? ---6

[FWiedner]

So... Now that you've been out there shooting, do you think you'll see any deer next week?

[GunnyMack]

I'm liking that Dickinson! I checked my local Cabelas and they have 12's & 20's in stock but not a 28- that's probably a good thing or I'd be going there to get it!

[Old No7]

How do you like that Dickinson?
I was drooling over those at Cabelas the other day. I would sure like to have a fine 16 gauge SxS.
https://www.dickinsonarms.com/side-by-sides.html
Does it shoot as good as it looks?

Sure does -- it handles great, and the trigger pulls are sweet too (my older CZ Bobwhite had pulls 1.5X the weight of the gun).

That 20 gauge is a very nice configuration......20 guage....case colored...with the straight grip......can I have t? ---6

Umm... Nope!!!

So... Now that you've been out there shooting, do you think you'll see any deer next week?

Only if I hunt at night -- and my spotlight is powerful enough!

Old No7

[AJMD429]

So... Now that you've been out there shooting, do you think you'll see any deer next week?

Actually - one of my best 'deer-stands' is just sitting at my usual shooting-bench at the range behind my house. The deer are so used to shooting back there that they don't seem to care.

[Blaine]

Washington has no squill season. When I was stationed at Ft Ben Harrison, Indiana had a long and bountiful squill season. I'd rather hunt squills than deer.

[TomF]

I've been Jonesing for a double 20. Every time I go to Cabelas I have to put my hands on one. 20 ga, 28", straight stock.

TomF

[piller]

My first shotgun was a FIE double barrel 20 gauge made in Boito Brazil. I killed quite a few pheasant with that gun. Side by side guns are sure nice.